Deals
Cairngorm secures majority stake in Thornbridge Sawmills
Deal is the first for the Cairngorm Capital II fund, which closed in April 2017
Terra Firma to walk away from Four Seasons
Creditor H/2 Capital had originally proposed that the GP retain an 11% stake in the business
Caixa, Sabadell lead €1.3m round for Snappy
Mobile application developer intends to raise an additional funding round within two years
EQT's Musti ja Mirri buys VetZoo
EQT expects Musti ja Mirri's e-commerce sales to double from 7% to 14% as a result
3i sells Hobbs to Foschini after 13-year holding
GP originally acquired the womenswear retailer from Equistone in a £111m EV deal in 2004
DN Capital in $15m series-B for Hostmaker
Thailand-based property developer Sansiri and Hong-Kong-based Gaw Capital lead the round
Ardian set to back Berlys SBO
GP will acquire the bakery in a deal valued in the €450-500m EV range, equating to a 10x EBITDA multiple
Thrive, Passion in £71m round for Monzo
US investors Goodwater Capital and payment technology company Stripe are also taking part
Citic Capital nears Axilone SBO
Chinese GP nears a buyout of the Paris-headquartered packaging supplier from Oaktree
Gala Capital buys 30% stake in Beka Finance
GP is understood to have taken its stake in the business as part of a capital increase
Phoenix sells Porthaven to Fremont
Care home operator has increased its number of locations fivefold under the GP's tenure
Rutland reaps 2.6x on £69m sale of Brandon Hire to VP
GP was invested in the UK-based tool and equipment rental company via its second fund
CVC's Etraveli buys E-Travel
Combined group projects its total transaction value to rise to €3bn by the end of 2017
Bayern Kapital in €7m funding round for Fineway
Corporate venture capital firms Mairdumont Ventures and Axel Springer also take part
Elige Capital backs AB Report in MBO
Debt for the transaction was provided by Caisse d'Epargne and Banque Populaire
Mezzanine fully exits BioVendor Group
GP fully realises its investment in the Czech diagnostics business after three years of ownership
Calculus invests £2.2m in Every1Mobile
Mobile-enabled social impact organisation will use the funding to expand its geographic remit
Endurance Capital sells Elsold to Tamura Corporation
Japanese strategic investor will use Elsold as a platform for European expansion
BPI France et al. back Conecteo in MBO
GPs take part in a new round of funding for French customer interaction software developer
Mayfair's Tour Partner in Trans Nordic Tours bolt-on
Deal is the third acquisition for the private-equity-backed buy-and-build platform
BNP Paribas, Normandie Participations inject €2m into Alticap
GPs invest in the French IT firm with debt provided by BPI France and CIC
Vector injects $77m into CloudSense
Commerce software business will expand its North American presence following the deal
Aheim sells WAG to Kieger, CIC Capital
End of a three-and-a-half-year holding for Aheim, which wholly acquired the company in 2014
PE-backed Imprima bolts on Set
GP acquired the textile printing business via its €215m fourth fund, Wisequity IV, in March 2016